IOTY Sponsor Spotlight – Blue Microphones
Blue Microphones was founded in 1995 to improve the front-end of audio recording by utilizing the increased bandwidth benefits enabled by digital technology. Advances in digital processing (e.g. extended frequency response, dynamic range, project recording capability) fundamentally changed the recording process as well as the potential for microphone performance. Basing many of their concepts, designs, [...]
IOTY Sponsor Spotlight – Tower.com
The Tower brand is synonymous with media consciousness and entertainment retail. As the entertainment industry evolves, the Tower.com website continues to be one of the most regarded and visited retail sites on the internet. Every month, over 1,500,000 unique visitors come to the site not only to pre-order and purchase what’s new and [...]
IOTY Sponsor Spotlight – Playback Clothing
PLAYBACK is revolutionizing the look and feel of eco apparel with a brand new recycled approach.
PLAYBACK’s recycled t-shirts and sweatshirts are made by collecting cotton scraps and plastic bottles, breaking them down into fiber form, and then re-spinning them into the soft yarns that are the basis of PLAYBACK’s fabric. We exist to make better [...]
IOTY Sponsor Spotlight – Sonoma Wire Works
Incorporated in 2003 and headquartered in Los Altos, CA, Sonoma Wire Works develops high-quality, innovative products and services that help musicians enjoy playing, recording and sharing music.
Their products include RiffWorks™ guitar recording software with its unique InstantDrummer™, award-winningeffects; online music collaboration and online community for RiffWorks users called RiffWorld.com. Sonoma Wire Works products have received multiple awards for performance and [...]
IOTY Sponsor Spotlight – IK Multimedia
IK Multimedia is proud to sponsor the Indie of the Year contest, and is a manufacturer of high-end audio products for musicians and producers. IK Multimedia just released: AmplITube Fender and the StealthPedal for guitarists, plus GrooveMaker(R) for everyone else! Groovemaker is the revolutionary iPhone/iPod Touch app to create non-stop, electronic, dance and hip-hop tracks, [...]
IOTY Sponsor Spotlight – Diskfaktory
Since 2002, Diskfaktory has been offering End–to End Artist Services to the Indie-musicians, empowering them to be in control of their music career, business opportunity and destiny with maximum potential income opportunity! We offer a singular integrated and cohesive “Digital, Mobile and Physical ” platform aka “ToolBox” which includes a music packaging, discovery, [...]
IOTY Sponsor Spotlight – Sam Ash
It seems like every year (this our third), we throw together Indie Of The Year, the sponsors get more exciting. This year we have a nice mix of imperative indie band resources, and those that point towards a more responsible artist and human.
Sam Ash kindly contributes to the Grand Prize a $100 gift [...]
IOTY Sponsor Spotlight – Future Perfect Radio
Without our sponsors, we would either be forced to charge for this contest, or simply not be able to put it together…
It seems like every year (this our third) we throw together Indie Of The Year, the sponsors get more exciting. This year we have a nice mix of imperative indie band resources, and [...]


